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Da Nang is about to become the center of the travel world for two days — and you're invited.
[Travel Massive Asia Conference 2026](www.travelmassive.com/events/travel-massive-asia-conference-2026-da-nang-3982452889) (August 21–22) brings together the travel industry's brightest founders, creators, and marketers for two days of learning, connection, and big ideas at Ariyana Convention Centre with HorecFex (Day 1) and Namia River Retreat (Day 2) in Da Nang, Vietnam — where travel innovation, creation, and marketing take center stage.
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*Join Top Travel Innovators, Creators, and Marketers at [Travel Massive Asia Conference 2026](www.travelmassive.com/events/travel-massive-asia-conference-2026-da-nang-3982452889).*
Across two days, expect expert-led workshops, industry panels, founder interviews, a startup pitch competition, tourism and creator masterclasses, and community activations. This year, we're also introducing a hands-on masterclass program on Day 2 at [Namia River Retreat](namiariverretreat.com) — a five-star villa resort and meeting space in the UNESCO World Heritage town of Hoi An. Plus, the team behind Secret Experiences will be revealing the venue for an exclusive afterparty on the day itself.
[Travel Massive Asia Conference](www.travelmassive.com/events/travel-massive-asia-conference-2026-da-nang-3982452889) is produced in partnership with [HorecFex](horecfex.com/en/) (taking place August 21–22) — the premier technology event for the tourism and hospitality industry in Vietnam which attracts over 4,000 attendees and 80 exhibitors.
Here's your first look at who will be on stage — a lineup that spans hospitality tech leaders, veteran journalists, YouTube creators, market researchers, startup founders, and extreme travelers, all united by a passion for where travel is heading next. Ready to join them? [Grab your early bird ticket now](www.travelmassive.com/events/travel-massive-asia-conference-2026-da-nang-3982452889).
Crystal Phuong, Head of Account Management, APAC at Aven Hospitality
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[Crystal Phuong](www.linkedin.com/in/crystalphuong/) is an experienced leader in sales, marketing, and account management in hospitality technology across Asia Pacific and the Middle East. She currently serves as Head of Account Management, Asia Pacific at Aven Hospitality (formerly Sabre Hospitality Solutions), where she leads a high-performing regional team focused on strategic partnerships, customer success, and helping hoteliers unlock new revenue opportunities through distribution, retailing, gift cards, and AI-driven guest solutions.
* *Moderator: Travel Tech Showdown: Leaders Debate OTAs vs Direct Booking in the age of AI*
Tracie May, PR, Marketing & Communications Executive
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[Tracie May](www.linkedin.com/in/traciem/) ([Instagram](www.instagram.com/_traciemay_/)) is an award-winning American PR and Marketing Executive, Event Producer, Magazine Editor, and internationally recognized content creator with more than 27 years of experience across hospitality, travel, fashion, beauty, and luxury lifestyle. A highly visible social-media KOL, she is known for creating engaging digital content spotlighting destinations, hotels, dining, fashion, and culture throughout Vietnam and beyond. Tracie hosted Chat.Travel, a popular YouTube series focused on hospitality, travel, and lifestyle in Vietnam, and has contributed hundreds of published features to leading U.S. media outlets. She currently serves as Brand Ambassador for Oriental Media and TravelThru, and has appeared as a guest judge on Top Chef Vietnam and Super Cake – Siêu Bánh.
* *Panel: The Creator Economy in South East Asia: What's Working in 2026*
Ivy Nhi Chau, Founder at Ivy+Partners
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[Ivy Nhi Chau](www.linkedin.com/in/ivy-nhi-chau) is the CEO & Founder of Ivy+Partners, a culture-focused Communications Consultancy in Vietnam. With over a decade of experience in PR & Communications, she has worked with diverse brands across Vietnam and the region, providing strategic direction and leading high-performing teams at Ivy+Partners to drive impactful success. Since 2021, Ivy+Partners has partnered with 80+ brands from 15+ countries, helping international brands enter Vietnam while supporting local brands in expanding beyond borders.
* *Moderator: The Creator Economy in South East Asia: What's Working in 2026*
Lina Gedvilaite, Co-Founder and COO at Seek Sophie
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[Lina Gedvilaite](www.linkedin.com/in/lina-gedvilaite-519a3018) is the Co-Founder and COO of Seek Sophie, the curated travel marketplace that's redefining travel as a force for good. Originally from Lithuania and shaped by many years in the US, she and co-founder Jacinta Lim launched Seek Sophie from Singapore in 2018. From the very start the intention has been that every experience benefits local communities, protects wildlife, and respects the planet.
* *Panel: Travel Tech Showdown: Leaders Debate OTAs vs Direct Booking in the age of AI*
Richard Burrage, Founder at Cimigo
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[Richard Burrage](www.travelmassive.com/@richard-burrage) ([LinkedIn](www.linkedin.com/in/richardburrage/)) has 35 years of experience in market research and consulting, including 28 years in Vietnam helping numerous brands achieve market leadership. He is the Founder of Cimigo (cimigo.com), a leading market research agency, and has facilitated the creation of over 60 brands in Vietnam. A regular speaker on consumer trends, innovation, and customer experience, Richard also teaches Asian Consumer Behaviour at Loyola University Chicago's Quinlan Business School. He is a trustee of the Saigon Children's Charity and resides in Ho Chi Minh City with his three children. A passionate runner, he has completed 27 marathons worldwide.
* *Panel: Top Travel Trends for 2027*
Hao Tran, CEO and Co-Founder at Vietcetera
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[Hao Tran](www.linkedin.com/in/haontran) is the CEO and Co-Founder of Vietcetera, Vietnam's leading digital media network connecting the country with the world since 2016. Through editorial content, podcasts, and live events, he has created a platform where Vietnam's next generation of leaders, founders, and innovators share ideas that matter. His mission is simple: bring Vietnam to the world, and the world to Vietnam.
* *Host: Founder's Interview (Guest TBA)*
Hoang Le Duy, Business Development Manager at Headout
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[Hoang Le Duy](www.linkedin.com/in/hoang-lezuy/) leads Vietnam market expansion at Headout, the global booking platform behind 50 million guest experiences across 500+ cities. German-born and Saigon-based, he brings a dual perspective as both a distribution operator and experience creator — having co-founded Vibeji, an experience booking platform, and produced the Mystic Night Show, one of Saigon's most beloved live productions with 350+ performances.
* *Panel: Travel Tech Showdown: Leaders Debate OTAs vs Direct Booking in the age of AI*
Anne Somanas, Thailand Correspondent at TTG Asia Media
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[Anne Somanas](www.travelmassive.com/@anne-somanas) ([LinkedIn](www.linkedin.com/in/alishanne/)) is is a hospitality media and travel trade journalist with TTG Asia Media, contributing news reports, analyses and opinion pieces about matters that are impactful to the tourism industry. Anne is also a passionate community builder who helms numerous communities with united interests in Bangkok, most notably the Bangkok Recycling Chain - a grassroots movement to divert waste from landfills, find new homes for unused items and educate people about circular economy.
* *Moderator: Top Travel Trends for 2027*
Stephanie Hays, YouTube Creator (@StephAndPete), and Travel Advisor with Fora Travel
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[Stephanie Hays](www.linkedin.com/in/sshays/) ([YouTube](www.youtube.com/stephandpete)) is the co-creator of travel YouTube channel Steph and Pete (115K subscribers), and a travel advisor with Fora Travel. Her career spans digital marketing at G Adventures in London, CEO of a Mumbai-based social enterprise offering community tours across India, and Brand Director for Chattanooga's tourism board. After 18 months of full-time family travel, she settled in Chiang Mai, Thailand, where she creates content, advises clients, and this past February led a student trip to Hoi An and Chiang Mai. Having visited 65 countries, Asia remains her favorite place to travel and live.
* *Panel: The Creator Economy in South East Asia: What's Working in 2026*
Ric Gazarian, Founder at Counting Countries
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[Ric Gazarian](www.travelmassive.com/@global_gaz) is an extreme traveler who has visited over 190 countries, and is host of the Counting Countries podcast, where he interviews the world's most traveled and interesting travelers who are pursuing the goal of visiting all 193 U.N. countries. Ric is also the founder of the Extraordinary Travel Festival — a global event that brings together the world’s most accomplished and adventurous travelers.
* *Host: Travel Startup Pitch Competition — 5 Finalists Pitch To An International Judging Panel*
Samuel Walter, Founder at Heads on Pillows
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[Samuel Walter](www.travelmassive.com/@samuel-walter) ([LinkedIn](www.linkedin.com/in/samuelwalter/)) is the founder and CEO of Heads On Pillows. Based in Australia and Vietnam, his company supports hospitality, travel, and tourism businesses in building their digital presence across the APAC region through tailored digital marketing that focuses on increasing direct bookings. Samuel is a passionate digital entrepreneur and a. As the founder of two digital marketing agencies, his experience spans extensively across SEO, Performance Marketing, web design and social media for enterprises of all sizes.
* *Workshop: Get Found in the AI Era: SEO and AI Search Visibility for Travel Brands*
* *Panel: Travel Tech Showdown: Leaders Debate OTAs vs Direct Booking in the age of AI*
Paul Hewett, CEO at In Marketing We Trust
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[Paul Hewett](www.travelmassive.com/@paul-hewett) ([LinkedIn](www.linkedin.com/in/iampaulio/)) is is CEO of In Marketing We Trust, a distributed global digital marketing agency specialising in data-driven services to help brands grow their online presence — serving global travel clients including Expedia, ClubMed, and Globus. Originally from the UK and now based in Sydney, Paul is an advisory board member for Australia's largest Association for Data-driven Marketing & Advertising, ADMA.
* *Workshop: Building AI Campaigns: The Future of Discovery in Marketing*
Frederik Wissink, Author and Professional Photographer
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[Frederik Wissink](www.travelmassive.com/@fredwissink) ([LinkedIn](www.linkedin.com/in/fredwissinkphotography/)) is the author of Expat and photographer behind Vietnam Uninterrupted. He has spent over 20 years photographing Vietnam for leading travel and hospitality brands including Condé Nast Traveller, Four Seasons, Hyatt, Accor, and Zannier Hotels. His work has appeared on more than 60 magazine covers, and he has created multiple exhibitions. Frederik also leads photography walks for Secret Experiences, sharing the art of street photography and the history of Saigon.
* *Masterclass: How to take photography for Hotels and Experiences that will sell them — Day 2*
Fran Dieguez, Co-Founder at Nuna
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[Fran Dieguez](www.travelmassive.com/@fran-dieguez) ([LinkedIn](www.linkedin.com/in/fdieguezp/)) grew up in his family's guesthouse and never left the industry — he just decided to change it. As CEO of Nuna, he helps hotels break free from the grip of online travel agencies through direct sales strategy, booking technology, and smart marketing. His belief is straightforward: booking platforms shouldn't earn more than hotel owners. Fran combines a hotelier's instincts with a technologist's toolkit to put more revenue back where it belongs — with the people running the hotels.
* *Panel: Top Travel Trends for 2027 — Day 1*
Garth Adams, Founder at I Want That Flight & I Know The Pilot
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[Garth Adams](www.travelmassive.com/@iwantthatflight) ([LinkedIn](www.linkedin.com/in/garth-adams/)) is the Founder of I Want That Flight and I Know The Pilot; Flight deal platforms with over 400k newsletter subscribers and 550k on Facebook. Since launching in 2016, Garth has built one of the most engaged travel communities in the region — powered by great deals and an obsessive focus on what travellers actually want.
* *Masterclass: How to monetize your Social Media audience (and get paid for it) — Day 2*
👉 We're quickly filling our last few speaker slots — the program will be published and announced on our newsletter and socials in the coming weeks. Secure your [early bird tickets](www.travelmassive.com/events/travel-massive-asia-conference-2026-da-nang-3982452889) before we announce all the speakers!
Don't Miss Out: Join Travel Massive Asia Conference 2026 Da Nang!
This is just our first round of speakers — and we're filling the remaining slots fast. The full program will be published in the coming weeks, with more names still to be announced.
Early bird tickets are still available, but not for long. Grab yours now and watch the lineup grow.
👉 [Secure your early bird ticket before the full speaker lineup drops](www.travelmassive.com/events/travel-massive-asia-conference-2026-da-nang-3982452889)
And we'd love to hear from you. Drop a comment below and tell us which speakers you're most excited to see in Da Nang! Mention a friend or colleague who should be there too.
— See you this August in Da Nang, Vietnam!
So excited to finally share this! Me and @Natalya have been working hard behind the scenes for many weeks to put together a Travel Massive conference worthy of last year's incredible event, and I think we're well on our way. It's wonderful to be welcoming so many brilliant voices to Da Nang this August.
As well as the conference, Da Nang is one of my favourite destinations to visit for many reasons... including great city and beach vibes, amazing food, friendly locals, easy to get around, and a buzzing tech and expat scene. Plus, we have an incredible and vibrant Travel Massive community in Vietnam. I cannot wait to return this August!
And one more thing to watch for this week — we will be opening up the call for startups. If you or someone you know has something worth pitching, stay tuned! 🙌
Amazing to be part of this fantastic speaker line up!! Last year was a very rewarding experience for all, I know this year will be even better.
Recently, new rules have come into place regarding photography within India's tiger reserves. I wish this had made more headlines because its one of the most sought-after wildlife experiences within the subcontinent.
Essentially with this ruling, mobile phones are now banned from the core zones of the major tiger reserves. In addition, night safaris are now prohibited and vehicle numbers are capped in general.
The trigger for the ruling wasn't subtle.
A viral video from Ranthambore earlier this year showed a wild tiger surrounded by a ring of safari vehicles while tourists leaned out shouting and photographing it from metres away. In other news, guides have reportedly been jumping from moving jeeps to retrieve fallen phones. WhatsApp groups among drivers were accelerating sighting alerts in real time, causing vehicle pile-ups (safari jams) at the locations where tigers were most likely to appear.
The structural problem underneath all of this is expectation: when clients arrive believing a safari is fundamentally about getting the shot, guides come under enormous pressure to deliver proximity over experience, and the animal pays the price for that transaction. Tigers get stressed and we do not want that because...
...India's tiger population has recovered from roughly 1,400 animals in 2006 to around 3,600 today, one of the genuine wildlife conservation achievements of the past two decades!
India isn't alone in drawing this line. Kenya introduced stricter operator standards and enforcement after footage from the Maasai Mara in August 2025 showed tourists blocking the wildebeest migration, forcing panicked animals back into the water. Norway now requires cruise vessels to stay 300 to 500 metres from polar bears in Svalbard waters, rendering phone photography effectively impossible at those distances. The Galápagos has enforced strict visitor management for decades and approved a new code of conduct as recently as March 2026. Sri Lanka's Yala National Park is facing its own reckoning over safari vehicle overcrowding. Conservsation seems to be the direction of wildlife tourism globally.
What this means is that the experience becomes more curated rather than simply more restricted. A tiger sighting without twenty vehicles and a wall of phone screens is a categorically different encounter. The animal's behaviour changes when it isn't being documented by a crowd. Guides can do their actual job, which is reading the forest rather than managing tourist anxiety about camera angles. Professional cameras remain explicitly permitted throughout, so this isn't an obstacle for serious wildlife photographers, it's just a reset for everyone else.
There's a version of wildlife tourism that treats an animal sighting as a checkbox, something to photograph and move on from, and there's a version that understands you're a guest inside an ecosystem that has survived extraordinary pressure to still be there at all.
The latter is the kind of tourism we should strive to promote. For travellers who are genuinely there for the right reasons, not being able to take a selfie with a tiger isn't really a restriction; its an upgrade is how I see it. It's what the trending hashtags around 'sustainable' and 'conscious' travel really mean on the ground.
Photo: Kavsn / Licensed under Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
This is a fun map to help you plan your solar eclipse spotting — allowing you to plot eclipses on a world map years in advance and plan your travels to see them.
A total solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun, turning day into night for a few moments.
The map shows total, annular and hybrid eclipse predicted by the late American astrophysicist Fred Espenak who worked at the Goddard Space Flight Center. Learn about the different types of eclipses over at science.nasa.gov/eclipses/types/
Did you know that in August this year, large parts of Spain will experience a total solar eclipse? And in July 2028, Sydney will experience an eclipse. Imagine being on Sydney harbour and seeing it. Book those hotels in advance before the manager finds out!
🔭 Have you ever experienced a solar eclipse or are you planning to see one?
I'll put July 2028 in my calendar lol but really, love this!
Hi everyone, I am a writer and editor based in Nairobi with a background spanning environmental science, publishing, and web development. I'm also the founder of TanglePost (see my bio), a digital magazine covering environmental conservation and sustainability.
I am currently building Safari Planner, an interactive safari itinerary platform.
Planning an African safari is exciting, until you open a browser tab and realise you have no idea where to start. I built Safari Trip Planner to solve exactly that. Answer five quick questions; destination, trip duration, travel style, group type, and budget, and get a free day-by-day itinerary tailored to your specific trip. Whether you are a solo budget traveller heading to Uganda or a family planning a luxury week in Botswana, the itinerary reflects your circumstances, not a generic template.
Why I Built It
Most safari planning resources are either too generic or too salesy. You get a one-size-fits-all PDF, or you get pushed toward a specific operator before you've even figured out what you want. I wanted something different — a tool that's honest, practical, and actually useful whether you're going on a budget camping safari or a week at a private lodge.
Safari Trip Planner is independent. I don't work with any operators or get commissions. The goal is simply to help you plan a trip that suits you.
The itineraries are assembled by drawing from publicly available safari routes, park guides, and travel resources — the same kind of research you'd do yourself, just done for you in seconds.
Who It's For
Anyone planning a safari in East or Southern Africa who wants a clear starting point. Solo travellers, couples, families, first-timers, and returning visitors. If you know roughly where you want to go and how long you have, this tool will help you figure out the rest.
Try it out at safariplanner.joelodimo.com — no sign-up required.
I look forward to your feedback and thanks for checking it out!
The World Cup is nearly upon us and a global audience will be watching Toronto on a scale never seen before. That’s why [Toronto Travel Massive](www.travelmassive.com/posts/toronto-travel-massive-156537040) and [Destination Toronto](www.destinationtoronto.com) came together for an evening of business and bowling at [Wellington Event Venue and The National at the Well](www.instagram.com/thewell_to/).
The FIFA tournament will bring together 48 countries for 104 games across 16 cities from June 11 to July 19, 2026. [Canada will host 13 matches](www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/soccer-2026.html), in Toronto and Vancouver.
Destination Toronto presents: Game On, Toronto
[Lauren Jerome](www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-jerome-2a024941/), Senior Content Manager of Creative Marketing at [Destination Toronto](www.destinationtoronto.com) moderated an exploratory fireside chat with a panel of local experts who shared a common mission: Help creators make the most of this once-in-a-generation opportunity.
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*Panelists Lauren Jerome, Enrique Miguel Baniqued, Will Tang, and Marissa Anwar being introduced by Toronto Travel Massive co-leader, Kateryna Topol.*
The panel brought together Content Creators and Destination Toronto Ambassadors [Will Tang](/@goingawesomeplaces) (Going Awesome Places) and [Marissa Anwar](/@marissa-anwar), alongside film producer [Enrique Miguel Baniqued](/@enrique-miguel-baniqued-9126207722), who were open books as they discussed practicalities, strategy, and mindset, as well as some quirks of showcasing a major event.
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*Prominent journalists, bloggers, and creators from Toronto joined us for the evening.*
Draped in gifted FIFA Toronto scarves were journalists from Dreamscapes Magazine, Fodors, PAX Media, Northern Soul by Landsby, A Taste for Travel, Active City Travel, Avrex Travel, WestJet Magazine, Bold Magazine, Briefly News, Travel Life, Paths to Travel Magazine, Explore Magazine, bloggers behind Goat Roti Chronicles, Life On The Roam, Ms Jackson Travels, Parenting To Go, Rudderless Media, Travel with TMc, and creators Hungry Jet Lagged, Shared Passports, Simply Nma, The Life I Travel, and Venus and Maiku.
Here are the top 5 ways to maximize content opportunities during the World Cup, according to our expert panel.
1. Showcase Toronto, Not Just The Games
The tournament is the foundation of the World Cup, but at its core it’s a festival of culture and sport, two things Toronto already has in spades. “You don’t need a ticket to experience what’s going on in the city,” Moderator Lauren Jerome pointed out. The recent Blue Jays World Series run was an excellent example of how the city can be a main character, not just a backdrop. She encouraged creators to look back at what content performed well during that time for ideas, and showcase experiences for visitors beyond events.
2. Think Of The Future
Capturing content for the World Cup is timely and important but it’s equally important to consider the future potential of that content. Content creator Marissa Anwar stressed on the value of B-roll, explaining that content taken during the World Cup can also be used to show what the city is like during summer, sporting events, or any of the other countless festivals the city hosts.
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*Taking footage that can be reused will ultimately save time and grow your B-roll bank.*
Lauren Jerome added that from a DMO standpoint this content shows how our city can “activate a dream” and represent future possibilities to help establish Toronto as an extraordinary host city.
3. Be Prepared
Will Tang creates a wishlist of the content he definitely wants to capture and a list of nice-to-haves. “Anticipate where the action will be” and get as much helpful content as early as possible. Remember to scout in advance so you know where you’re going and what you can bring. With strict bag and equipment policies at most venues, shooting well on a smartphone is a crucial skill.
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*Enrique Miguel Baniqued reminded creators to “lean into your community”.*
Destination Toronto has an [online calendar packed with Toronto26 events](www.destinationtoronto.com/events/) to help with planning. Talking to fellow creators and local businesses strengthens your network and can help identify opportunities you may have otherwise missed.
4. Be ‘Fan First’
Covering the World Cup means working in crowded environments. For Enrique, safety comes first but he also tries to “be a fly on the wall”. Find a spot with great angles that isn’t intrusive to the visitor experience. Marissa also takes a ‘fan first’ approach in her own way, saying that “our job as content creators is to be shepherds to guide people”. While there’s an audience for real time footage, Marissa sees value in “helpful content first” that is useful to people from the city and visitors, like neighbourhood guides or how to use transit.
5. Make Sure Your Content Is Usable
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*FIFA will not reshare any content with any identifiable brands other than direct sponsors.*
If you want your content to be amplified by official accounts there are non-negotiables. FIFA requires all content to be “commercially clean” and they will not reshare any content with any identifiable brands other than direct sponsors. This includes local businesses or brand logos whether they are front and centre or in the back of a shot.
UGC creators should also remember that consent forms are mandatory. Shots of large crowds, people from the back, or side angles where people aren’t recognizable are an easy way around this. But if you plan to do street interviews, capture human emotion, or include children, you’ll need signed consent forms. The panel agreed that this is easier to achieve at the beginning of events or when the mood is high.
And remember, as Marissa put it “done is better than nothing”. Make time to edit, post, and share your content while it’s still current. Destination Toronto runs both [their own](www.instagram.com/destination_toronto/) and the [FIFA World Cup 26 Toronto](www.instagram.com/fwc26toronto/) accounts so be sure to always tag and mention as you post.
— A big thanks to Destination Toronto and the team at Toronto Travel Massive for hosting the event, panelists Lauren Jerome, Will Tang, Marissa Anwar, Enrique Miguel Baniqued for their fantastic insights, and to everyone in the Toronto Travel Massive community who attended!
*All images by [Harold Feng](www.instagram.com/haroldfengphoto/). Want to be part of events like this? Join the [Toronto Travel Massive](www.travelmassive.com/posts/toronto-travel-massive-156537040) community to stay updated on upcoming events, and [follow us on Instagram](www.instagram.com/travelmassiveto/).*
I'm a digital nomad. For four years, I had three unfinished projects sitting in Notion. Two notebooks full of ideas. An "MVP" that never reached anyone.
Every six months I'd start over. New city, new burst of energy, new "this time it's different". And every six months I'd end up with another half built thing that I quietly stopped opening.
For a long time I thought this was a discipline problem. I read every Andrew Huberman protocol, every Cal Newport book, every Atomic Habits chapter. None of it stuck for more than three weeks.
Then I realized something that's been more useful than any productivity advice: the problem wasn't me. The problem was the structure of nomad life.
Most nomads I know are quietly carrying the same thing: too many ideas, not enough shipped. But the reason isn't laziness. It's that nomadic life systematically removes every external structure that helps humans ship.
Three structural traps:
1. Infinite optionality. Next month you could be in Bali, Mexico City, Madeira, anywhere. When everything is possible, nothing feels urgent. The opposite of a deadline.
2. No accountability. Your friends are on different continents. Your "team" is a Slack channel that's quiet on weekends. Nobody is checking on whether you shipped what you said you would.
3. No shared focus. The people around you in cafés are doing fundamentally different things. The remote employee on a Zoom call, the freelancer in client mode, the traveler in vacation mode. There's no critical mass of "we are all trying to ship this week."
What changed it for me was almost embarrassingly simple. I gave myself two weeks. I went somewhere with no other agenda. I told three other founders what I was shipping by when. I didn't sightsee, didn't café hop, didn't pretend I was on holiday.
I shipped. It wasn't perfect. But after years of half built things, the act of having one completed thing in the world changed how I thought about my own capacity.
So now I'm building the thing I wish had existed when I was stuck: a two week retreat for nomads tired of carrying around projects they never finish. It's called Goldenweeks. First cohort is small on purpose.
Even if you never go on a retreat like this, the principle is portable. Pick a window. Pick what you're shipping. Tell three founders by when. Then sit somewhere with no other agenda until it's done.
A question for the room, because I'm curious:
What's the project that's been "almost ready" for too long?
And what's actually blocking it, the work itself, or the conditions around the work?
I can totally relate to this! I went from being nomadic working for a corporate, to nomadic working for myself. It's a very different beast having less external pressure and deadlines! I find that recognising the 'why' behind what you are working on gives any task / project more purpose, helping to 'ship' more effectively!
Great point about the 'why', Casey. I think that's actually one of the things that gets lost in nomad life too. When you're working for yourself from a caf in Barcelona one week and then Lisbon the next, it's easy to lose sight of what the work is actually for.
I found that when I had a boss, external deadlines gave my work a built in 'why'. Ship this by Friday or the client complains. As a nomad founder, nobody is complaining except future you, and that's a much weaker motivator.
That's why Goldenweeks is built around a shared environment where everyone has a clear answer to that question before they arrive. What are you shipping and why does it matter.
Would love to hear what project has been stuck for you!
Something I’ve been thinking about lately.
Recently, a traveller sent me an Instagram reel and asked if we could include that exact experience in the itinerary. The same café, the same road, the same visuals they had already seen online.
Around the same time, another traveller told me, “I don’t even want to read the itinerary properly. I just want to go with the flow".
Both experiences stayed with me.
One arrived with expectations shaped by content. The other arrived with curiosity.
It made me wonder how much algorithms now influence not just where we travel, but also how we experience places.
The same cafés, viewpoints, and hidden gems keep going viral until suddenly everyone wants to be in the exact same place. And somewhere along the way, travel starts feeling less personal and more repetitive.
At the same time, it’s also contributing to overtourism in places that were once quiet and undiscovered.
Of course, digital visibility helps destinations and smaller operators get discovered. But I’m curious how others here see this shift.
Are algorithms helping us explore more meaningfully?
Or are they slowly deciding travel for us?
Yeah, it's hard to really know. I've found so many cool destinations through social media, but I still keep my curiosity and adventure when I arrive.
I guess there has always been curious and non-curious travelers. The non-curious in the past would follow a guidebook sentence by sentence, going to every restaurant, hotel, and destination it says. So now, the non-curious have just replaced guidebooks with social media, but still act the same.
That’s actually a very good point, Tyson.
Maybe the medium has changed more than the behaviour itself. Earlier it was guidebooks, now it’s algorithms and reels.
I think what concerns me more today is the scale and speed at which social media influences movement. One viral reel can suddenly send thousands of people to the exact same location almost overnight.
But I agree with you. Curiosity probably still comes down to the traveller more than the platform itself.
Here's a good article I read today (via @travelfish) on this:
Japan's Tourism Troubles Are Being Fuelled By Social Media Assholes
aftermath.site/japan-overtourism-social-meida-tiktok-instagram/
"The last time I was at Shibuya Crossing, in 2014, I crossed the street, went upstairs to have a coffee at the Starbucks overlooking the landmark and spent a nice, quiet 20 minutes watching the ebb and flow of commuters. In 2026 you couldn’t move without hitting a Westerner filming themselves for some kind of content, their cameras raised above them while they narrated the event (whether there was actually an audience I’ll never know), each one an oblivious centre of their own universe while the 1000 people around them were just trying to get past them so they could cross the road and get home."
:/
oh this is depressing !
This is really sad, and honestly a repetitive pattern we’re now seeing across the world.
It really says a lot about where travel is headed.
For many people, travel has become more about experiencing places through the lens of content creation first. Somewhere along the way, we seem to have forgotten how to simply be present in a place without performing it.
Its really about what someone thinks travel is for, isn't it?
Social media made its way into Indian tiger reserves in a harmful way too. All the geotagged photos that people take on safaris cause vehicle pile-ups as all the jeeps and guides converge on the same location where someone sighted a tiger.
I wrote for Travel Weekly about the Indian Supreme court's latest ruling banning mobile phones in tiger reserves. The ruling is a good thing and isn't the only one. Kenya, Norway, the Galapagos, are all tightening restrictions around visitors crowding to take photos and videos of animal sightings.
The algorithm is doing the job it was designed to do very well - surface what people already want, or reveal a want they didn't know they had.
You’re absolutely right, Nupur.
The algorithm is simply amplifying human desire at scale.
What I find interesting though is how travel for many people now also comes with a need for validation. The thought of “I have to post this on Instagram” has become so dominant that people are sometimes collecting proof of experiences more than the memories themselves.
It’s slowly changing the intention behind why people travel in the first place.
I’d say social media isn’t shaping travel more than travel itself, but it’s definitely reshaping how people discover, choose, and experience destinations.
Travel used to begin with guidebooks and agencies. Today it often starts with a reel, a review, a creator, or an AI recommendation. Experiences are becoming more intentional, visual, and experience-led than ever before.
The real opportunity is making sure the experience lives up to the content.
I agree, Nishadani. The way travel is being presented has definitely changed.
I still remember watching Fox Traveller and following Maeve O’Mara as she explored different cuisines and cultures around the world. There was something very authentic and exciting about it.
Today, the same kind of storytelling has shifted to reels, reviews, creators, and algorithms, just in a much faster format.
And because of that, people are now choosing destinations emotionally before they even fully understand them.
Your last line is very true. Some experiences are being marketed more beautifully than they are actually being experienced. Which is why I also feel people showcasing places online carry some responsibility.
Somewhere along the way, travel shown through Social Media has started creating the same reactions and expectations for everyone, instead of letting people experience places in their own unique way.
I believe social media is shaping modern tourism more than ever, sometimes even more than the destination itself. Today, many travelers first fall in love with a place through a photo, video, or story they see online.
At the same time, social media can also create unrealistic expectations or sometimes highlight only one perspective of a destination. I remember having clients from China who were inspired by beautiful images of Mount Kilimanjaro, but many of the famous postcard views are actually taken from the Kenyan side in Amboseli. In Tanzania, we experience the mountain differently from other angles, but both sides are beautiful in their own way.
I think this also shows the importance of better storytelling and forward-thinking marketing from destinations and tourism businesses. Social media has become one of the most powerful tools in travel, and how we present places online can strongly influence where and why people choose to travel.
You're right, Lowassa.
Promoting a destination on Social Media can create very specific expectations. Sometimes travellers arrive expecting a “picture-perfect” version of a place without realising that destinations are often experienced differently depending on the season, geography or even the pace of travel.
I also feel this is where honest storytelling becomes important. The most meaningful travel experiences often come from moments that are difficult to capture in a perfect social media frame, conversations with locals, slow mornings, unexpected detours or simply the atmosphere of a place.
Social media is incredibly powerful, but I think the challenge for the industry now is balancing inspiration with authenticity.
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Carbon Bar’s intimate [Green Room](thecarbonbar.ca/restaurant/event-spaces/) served as a perfect space for the [Travel Massive Toronto](www.travelmassive.com/posts/toronto-travel-massive-156537040) community to network and learn about new developments in the eSIM world. The latest announcement is an exciting [partnership with Visa](www.gigsky.com/visa-home), which offers all Visa cardholders access to complimentary global data with GigSky.
One of the attendees walked away with a $100-worth of GigSky data to use on their next International trip — which could be in any of the [190 countries](www.gigsky.com/all-countries) supported as well as popular cruise lines.
Among the [attendees](www.travelmassive.com/events/stay-connected-worldwide-with-gigsky-3857204569) were journalists from DreamScapes Magazine, Fodors, PAX, and Paths to Travel Magazines, as well as bloggers from Life On The Roam, Parenting To Go, Active City Travel, Travel Dine Wine, and vloggers Venus and Maiku. Trade members from Prestige Travel Group, Progress Travel, The Travel Agent Next Door, Trevello, and Triyo were also in attendance.
Massive thanks to [GigSky](www.gigsky.com/?ref=travelmassive) and [Stuart Shaul](www.travelmassive.com/@stuart-shaul-1190600420), Head of Marketing at GigSky for partnering with Toronto Massive on this event.
Thanks to Stuart and GigSky for a great night! Congrats Yashy!
Looked like a great event and venue! Very interesting to learn about the Visa partnership!
A significant change to how Google Ads handles data collection is coming on 15 June 2026, and many marketing teams in the travel industry haven't fully prepared for it. Right now, ad data collection is controlled by two things: a setting in Google Analytics 4 (Google Signals) and your consent banner via Consent Mode. From 15 June, Google is removing the GA4 control entirely — making your cookie consent banner the single point of control for all ad tracking, audience building, and remarketing.
The practical impact is bigger than it sounds. Everything will hinge on one setting — ad_storage — with no middle ground and no fallback if your setup is misconfigured. The problem is that consent banners are often the weakest link: many default to "granted" before a user has interacted, fire tracking before consent is given, or don't match what's disclosed in the privacy policy. Under Australian privacy law (and increasingly under global standards), that's not valid consent — and the liability sits with the business, not Google.
This isn't happening in isolation either. Privacy Act reforms are in progress, the definition of personal data is expanding, and enforcement is increasing. The direction is clear: the bar for valid consent is only going up.
The recommended action window is before 1 June. The key steps: audit your Consent Mode setup to confirm parameters are firing correctly, ensure your default state is denied before user interaction, verify that tracking matches what users are told, and update your privacy policy to reflect reality.
For travel brands running paid campaigns, this is worth treating as a priority — not just a settings update.
More details at inmarketingwetrust.com.au/urgent-you-are-at-risk-google-signals-no-longer-controls-advertising-data/
AI is everywhere in travel right now. Agencies are using it to write itineraries. Hotels are using it to answer guest questions. Tour operators are using it to draft marketing copy. Destination marketers are using it to summarize reviews, generate campaign ideas, and analyze visitor sentiment.
But most travel businesses are still using AI in the shallowest way possible: they type a prompt, copy the answer, tweak it manually, and repeat the same process again the next day.
That works for experimentation. It does not scale.
In this article, I will explain the five layers of AI (prompts, skills, plugins, connectors, and scripts) so you can learn to use and automate AI more effectively in your travel business.
From Prompts to Plugins: What the Travel Industry Needs to Understand About Practical AI Automation
The real opportunity is not just “better prompting.” The real opportunity is understanding the different layers that make AI useful: prompts, skills, plugins, connectors, and scripts. Once travel companies understand those layers, they can stop treating AI like a chatbot and start treating it like operational infrastructure.
The problem: most travel AI work is still manual
Imagine a travel advisor creating a custom itinerary for a family trip to Italy.
They may ask ChatGPT:
Create a 10-day Italy itinerary for a family of four visiting Rome, Florence, and Venice.
That is a PROMPT. It is useful. But it is also limited.
The advisor still has to manually check hotel availability, confirm tour options, adjust for client preferences, verify train schedules, rewrite the itinerary in the agency’s tone, add supplier notes, format it for the client, and make sure the recommendations fit the family’s budget.
The AI helped, but the human is still acting as the “plugin.” They are copying information between systems, checking details, applying judgment, formatting the output, and making sure nothing breaks.
That is exactly where many travel companies are today.
1. PROMPTS: Best for one-off travel tasks
A prompt is the right tool when the task is temporary, specific, or low-risk.
Article image #1
*"Write a short email to a client explaining why shoulder season is a good time to visit Greece."*
*For example:*
“Write a short email to a client explaining why shoulder season is a good time to visit Greece.”
Or:
“Give me five subject lines for a luxury safari newsletter.”
Or:
“Summarize these guest reviews into three common complaints.”
These are good uses of prompts because they are one-off tasks. You do not necessarily need a full workflow. You just need a useful answer in the moment.
But if your team is writing the same kind of client proposal, destination guide, quote follow-up, or pre-trip email every week, a prompt is probably not enough.
That is where skills come in.
2. SKILLS: Teaching AI your travel company’s house style
A skill is a reusable process. It tells the AI how your company does a specific kind of work.
For a travel company, a skill might define:
- How your agency writes luxury itinerary descriptions.
- How your hotel responds to negative reviews.
- How your DMC prepares supplier briefs.
- How your tour company writes safety and packing guidance.
- How your destination marketing organization summarizes visitor research.
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*An example skills.md file for my travel blog, [raintravels.com](raintravels.com)*
Instead of writing a long prompt every time, you create a reusable instruction set.
For example, a travel agency could create a Client Itinerary Writing Skill that says:
- Use warm, polished language.
- Start each day with a short emotional hook.
- Include confirmed items separately from suggested items.
- Avoid overpromising availability.
- Mention supplier names only when approved.
- End each itinerary with next steps.
Now the AI is not just responding to a random prompt. It is following your company’s way of doing the work.
That matters because travel is highly brand-sensitive. A budget group tour operator, a luxury safari advisor, and a corporate travel management company should not sound the same. Skills help encode those differences.
3. PLUGINS: Packaging an entire travel workflow
A plugin is bigger than a skill. A skill tells the AI how to do the work. A plugin packages the workflow so the AI can actually execute more of it.
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*An example workflow for offering flight or hotel options from a natural language booking request.*
For example, consider a Hotel RFP Response Plugin for a travel management company.
That plugin might include:
- A skill for writing in the company’s proposal style.
- A connector to pull client data from the CRM.
- A connector to retrieve hotel rates or preferred supplier information.
- A script to check that required RFP fields are complete.
- A formatting step that outputs the response in the correct template.
- A final review checklist before the proposal is sent.
That is much more than a prompt. It is a repeatable workflow.
The same idea could apply across the travel industry:
| Travel workflow | Better AI structure |
| | |
| Custom itinerary creation | Plugin with CRM, supplier database, itinerary style skill, and pricing checks |
| Guest complaint response | Skill for tone, connector to PMS/CRM, script to flag compensation limits |
| Tour quote generation | Plugin with availability data, margin rules, supplier notes, and branded proposal format |
| Destination content production | Skill for editorial voice, connector to approved content library, script for SEO checks |
| Corporate travel reporting | Plugin pulling from booking data, expense data, policy rules, and dashboard templates |
This is where AI becomes operationally useful.
4. MCPs and CONNECTORS: Giving AI access to live travel data
Travel work depends on live data.
Availability changes. Rates change. Weather changes. Flight schedules change. Guest profiles change. Supplier contracts change. A generic AI model does not know what is currently available in your booking system, CRM, PMS, GDS, channel manager, or internal spreadsheets unless it has a way to connect to them.
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*The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that provides a universal way to connect artificial intelligence models to external data sources, applications, and tools.*
That is what MCPs and connectors are for.
In practical travel terms, connectors let AI access systems like:
- A CRM with client preferences.
- A property management system with guest stay history.
- A booking platform with reservation details.
- A supplier database with approved partners.
- A spreadsheet with negotiated rates.
- An internal knowledge base with SOPs.
- An email inbox with recent client messages.
- Travel Massive's database (wink wink)
For example, a travel advisor could ask:
“Prepare a follow-up email for Sarah about her Japan honeymoon.”
Without a connector, the AI needs the advisor to manually provide all the context.
With the right connectors, the AI could pull Sarah’s destination preferences, budget, travel dates, prior emails, preferred hotels, and open quote status. Then it could draft a much more useful response.
The connector does not replace the workflow. It supplies the live data the workflow needs.
5. HOOKS and SCRIPTS: the checks you should not trust AI to remember
Some parts of travel operations should not be left to the model’s judgment.
*For example:*
A quote should not be sent if required taxes or fees are missing.
A hotel confirmation should not go out if the guest name does not match the reservation.
A tour waiver should not be considered complete unless all required fields are filled.
A corporate travel report should not include bookings outside the reporting period.
A cancellation email should not promise a refund that violates policy.
These checks should be handled by deterministic scripts or validation rules, not by asking the AI to “be careful.”
In travel, this is especially important because small errors can create real operational problems: missed transfers, incorrect rates, disappointed guests, compliance issues, or margin leakage.
AI can draft, summarize, classify, and recommend. But scripts should verify the things that must be correct every time.
The travel industry needs workflow thinking, not just AI enthusiasm
The biggest mistake travel companies can make is asking, “How do we use AI?”
A better question is:
“Which repeatable workflows are valuable enough to package?”
| Business | Workflow Example |
| | |
| Agency | Itinerary creation, quote follow-up, supplier comparison, or client onboarding. |
| Hotel | Guest messaging, review response, upsell recommendations, or group sales proposals. |
| Tour operator | Inquiry qualification, waiver processing, guide briefings, or post-trip feedback analysis. |
| DMC | Proposal assembly, supplier coordination, destination briefings, or emergency response support. |
| Corporate travel company | Policy compliance, traveler reporting, unused ticket tracking, or account management summaries. |
Once you identify the workflow, you can decide what it needs:
A prompt?
A skill?
A plugin?
A connector?
A script?
A human review step?
That decision is where the real AI strategy begins.
A simple decision framework for travel teams. Question best fit:
| Are we doing this once? | → | Use a prompt. |
| Do we do this repeatedly in a consistent style? | → | Create a skill. |
| Does this workflow need tools, data, templates, or multiple steps? | → | Build a plugin. |
| Does the AI need access to live systems? | → | Add a connector or MCP. |
| Does something need to be checked exactly every time? | → | Use a script or validation rule. |
| Does the output require judgment, empathy, or risk review? | → | Keep a human in the loop. |
Example: turning itinerary creation into an AI-enabled workflow
- A basic prompt might produce a draft itinerary.
- A skill would make sure the itinerary follows your agency’s preferred structure, tone, and level of detail.
- A connector could pull client preferences, budget, travel dates, loyalty information, and past trip history.
- Another connector could retrieve approved hotels, tours, destination notes, and supplier details.
- A script could check whether each day has a reasonable pace, whether required fields are complete, and whether pricing assumptions are included.
- A plugin could package all of this into one reusable itinerary-building workflow.
That is the difference between “using AI” and building an AI-enabled operating system for your travel business.
[Rain Takahashi](www.travelmassive.com/@ra_raines) is a Canadian tech entrepreneur, travel-tech consultant, and travel blogger at [Rain Travels](raintravels.com). He is also a community leader for the [Toronto Travel Massive](www.travelmassive.com/posts/toronto-travel-massive-156537040) which connect tourism and travel professionals in Toronto and Canada at industry-led networking events and workshops.
I wanted to give travel professionals a clearer map for thinking about AI beyond the basics. Leave a comment with your biggest workflow challenge and let's figure it out together.
If you find posts like this helpful, please like/comment and I'll be sure to do more in the future!
Hi Rain, thanks for putting together this article. It really helps explain a lot of concepts that perhaps some people are too scared to ask about.
What are some of your favourite MCP connectors? And, where do you find them?
And for anyone reading this, Travel Massive has an MCP that connects your agent to our latest posts, company directory, and upcoming events! More details over at www.travelmassive.com/pages/post-guide#ai-tools
Where do I begin.... Canva has a great MCP. Slack is another one. I'd say check to see if any well-known tool that you use has one since it's a great way to discover what additional areas can be automated in your workflows.
This is a really helpful way to frame AI in travel. The biggest shift for me has been realizing that prompts are only the starting point. The real value comes when you start turning repeatable travel tasks into workflows, especially when live data, client preferences, supplier rules, and human review all have to work together.
I especially agree with the point about scripts and validation checks. In travel, “close enough” can create real problems, whether it’s pricing, names, deadlines, availability, or client expectations. AI can help with the thinking and drafting, but the guardrails matter just as much. This is the direction I think more travel businesses will need to move toward, not just using AI to write faster, but using it to build better systems.
What a great read. AI is here to stay so the soon you learn how to get the most out of it the better off you will be.
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